 In Middle English, dule, duyl, dulle, deul, dewle and variants of doole, dole, and dool.All these words mean sorrow, grief, or mental distress, and derive from Old French "dol, doel ", from Vulgar Latin "dolus" ("pain, grief").Doomsdales, variously written as 'Dimmisdaill' or 'Dymisdale' were the route to the Gallows Hill.